Smasher:Hylian
| Hylian "Hylian88" | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Fox |
| Brawl mains | Ice Climbers, Mr. Game & Watch |
| Smash 4 mains | Shulk, Bowser Jr., Pac-Man |
| Project M main | Ice Climbers |
| Other Project M characters | Lucario, Link |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Jordan Fruin |
| Birth date | |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Professional  Professional  Professional
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Hylian, also known as "Hylian88", is a Missouri smasher who has been playing competitively since 2003. He originally lived in Texas. He is an administrator for SmashBoards, and a member of the Project M Development Team.
Melee
Hylian entered the competitive scene with Melee in 2003. Originally a Marth main, he switched to Fox and Samus soon after in 2004. Known for his technical style and unmatched laser game with Fox, he frequently attended tournaments in the Texas scene before retiring from Melee in 2009 to focus on Brawl. In 2014, he began to play again, and practices with DarkAtma.
Brawl
Hylian was a top Brawl player from 2008-2010, taking tournament sets off notable players such as Tyrant, Dojo, Lain and others. He brought the Ice Climbers inescapable grab combos to attention in Texas after his 1st place finish with them at the large Texas tournament, HOBO4. He is known for being the first player to use their standing infinites in tournament, and for developing their footstool chain grabs after Texas banned Ice Climbers from using infinite chaingrabs in tournament play. While more known for his Ice Climbers, he originally mained Mr. Game & Watch, and saw much success with the character.
Project M
Hylian entered the Project M scene during 2.1's release as a Link main. Showcasing various tricks the character could do, he was often ranked the best Link main by people until 2.6, when others started seeing success with the character. Soon after entering the scene, he joined the Project M Development Team as a play-tester. His main focus is balance testing and he contributes to many characters, with Ice Climbers being his main focus of development.
Notable tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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| FAST 1 | July 17th-20th, 2008 | 9th | 4th | G$ |
| WHOBO 1 | April 10th-12th, 2009 | 13th | 7th | Sethlon |
| Apex 2009 | May 9th-10th, 2009 | 25th | 13th | Dojo |
| GENESIS | July 10th-12th, 2009 | 25th | — | — |
| WHOBO 2 | April 2nd-4th, 2010 | 17th | 9th | Jerm |
| Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 25th | — | — |
| WHOBO 3 | March 18th-20th, 2011 | 25th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2009 | May 9th-10th, 2009 | 13th | 9th | Kosmos |
